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Elizabeth Gallagher’s 93rd birthday, 1975

Also Elizabeth Gallagher 93rd birthday · 1975 presidential birthday card

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TypeEvent
Date1975-08-11
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1975-08-11
Kind
Celebration
Where
Beaver Island
Participants
Elizabeth Green Gallagher (birthday honoree)
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
communityheritage
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The August–September 1975 Beaver Beacon reports that President Gerald R. Ford sent Elizabeth Gallagher a card for her 93rd birthday on August 11.

Evidence and limits

The article preserves the published birthday notice and its family context; it does not independently verify the card or add a complete biography.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. Reports President Gerald R. Ford’s card for Elizabeth Gallagher’s 93rd birthday and names her children. It does not provide a new civil record or independent correspondence archive. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1975-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held combined issue confirms the birthday notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1975-08_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Elizabeth Gallagher’s 93rd birthday, 1975”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/birthday-of-elizabeth-gallagher-1975/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August–September 1975, “Happy Birthday To Lovely Ladies: Elizabeth Gallagher.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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